Call someone this Christmas

Gemma Taylor

The last Sunday before Christmas tends to be a time for finalising crucial festive details: buying your last present to get yourself Off The Hook, racing to the local shops for an extra bag of brussel sprouts or double-checking you’ve ordered the turkey.

But for many, the looming festivities can bring on a heightened sense of loneliness and isolation. The pressures of everyday life can make Long Distance Operators of us all at times, but making a simple phone call and taking some time out of your day at home to contact someone you haven’t spoken to in a while can make a big difference.

Reach out to people today

Our Combating Social Isolation campaign aims to give people with disabilities and mental health needs the opportunity to better access their communities, build relationships and have the same opportunities as everyone else.

A report launched as part of the campaign found that the majority of people agreed that not having contact or interaction with people would make them feel lonely.

For those who have limited mobility, getting out and about, particularly during cold weather, can be difficult, so why not Ring Ring an old friend today?

Learning Disability Voices and VODG welcome an announcement made by the Government to protect current levels of housing benefit for people with learning disabilities and others living in supported housing.

Learning Disability Voices is extremely disappointed by the Government’s statement today which reinstates enforcement action against employers in the social care sector without having identified how the estimated £400m back-pay liability will be funded.

Easy News is the first news magazine designed to be accessible for people with learning disabilities, aimed to encourage discussion around news stories and keep readers informed about the world around them. Read the latest issue here.

Become a support worker for United Response and help disabled people in their communities at home. You’ll help them cook, clean, pay bills, apply for jobs, make friends and a thousand things in between.

We work with young people and adults with a wide range of learning disabilities across England and Wales. To plan the right kind of support, we work closely with each individual and the people who are important to them. In this way, they get the support they want, in the way they want.

ROC (Robert Owen Communities) has Wellbeing services in Devon and Cornwall, which we can support you to attend. ROC’s Wellbeing services offers you the opportunity to learn new and exciting skills and gain accredited learning qualifications at the same time.